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John Hurley

@john-hurley.bsky.social

A daddy, hubby, school chaplain, lover of schools. Occasional photographer, and sometimes member of MAMILS (look it up, but don't click on images) Has been known to blog at john-hurley.com

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John Hurley@john-hurley.bsky.social · last mo.

Killeagh village is unique in that we have community owned woodlands adjacent to the village. Glenbower Wood appears on the first OS maps of Ireland, so it's considered native. We're fundraising to improve aspects of the wood - access, etc. Please donate if you can! #speirgorm gofund.me/df5f48a77

Donate to Development of Glenbower Woods, organized by John Hurley

Glenbower Woods are community owned, and we have a lot of work taking place at the moment: … John Hurley needs your support for Development of Glenbower Woods

gofund.me

John Hurley@john-hurley.bsky.social · last mo.

Killeagh village is unique in that we have community owned woodlands adjacent to the village. Glenbower Wood appears on the first OS maps of Ireland, so it's considered native. We're fundraising to improve aspects of the wood - access, etc. Please donate if you can! #speirgorm gofund.me/df5f48a77

Donate to Development of Glenbower Woods, organized by John Hurley

Glenbower Woods are community owned, and we have a lot of work taking place at the moment: … John Hurley needs your support for Development of Glenbower Woods

gofund.me

Hannah Daly@hannahdaly.ie · 3mo ago

The CSO has released data on metered electricity consumption for 2025. The extraordinary headline figures: - Electricity consumption from data centres grew by nearly 10% last year, and now accounts for 23% of Ireland's electricity demand.

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Matt McDaniel@themattmcd.bsky.social · 3mo ago

in 1970, 10-year-old Joel Lipton had a class assignment to write to someone he admired and ask them "What makes a good citizen?" He wrote to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. He got back this letter:

A letter on Charles M. Chulz's stationery with a drawing of Charlie Brown, Snoopy on his doghouse, and a fallen kite: I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen then it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country. I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz.
Dr Robert Bohan@robertbohan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you were painting this, the grid iron bridges & sense of movement would be central. This is a beautiful video. It should find a home in a NYC museum to capture the moment. [the secret to great art is to share authentic intense emotion: joy in this case]. Nice one Jason 🌈

Jason Rabinowitz@airlineflyer.net · 3mo ago

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author
John Hurley@john-hurley.bsky.social · 8mo ago

So this image and website came up in my feed. Kinda gobsmacked how a website could let such a terrible AI image be published. Needless to say, if the image is that bad, I didn't bother visiting the site. Do take a moment to have some fun and see how many mistakes you can find! #speirgorm #AIslop

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Omg. WTF is Happening?@lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue